Holder for razor blades



Ami]! 21, 1936. J, H REQHR v I EJ933385 HOLDER FOR RAZOR BLADES Original Filed Feb. 11, 1933 Patented Apr. 21, 1936 HOLDER FOR RAZOR BLADES John H. Reohr, Jamaica, N. Y.

Application February 11, 1933, Serial No. 656,343

Renewed September 23, 1935 '7 Claims.

This invention relates to a holder for razor blades, particularly for razors of the type known as safety razors.

The object of the invention is to provide a holder of simple and cheap construction and which shall, on account of its construction,.securely hold or release the blade therefrom, for replacement or cleaning, etc., avoiding the necessity of manipulating a number of separate parts, for inserting or removing a shaving edge, etc.

In carrying out theabove and other objects of the invention, 1 provide a holder constructed of a single piece of material, its arrangement being so designed that the shaving edge or blade may be readily inserted or removed and, when in position, is securely held in the proper po-' sition for shaving. Various features of the invention will be apparent from the description of the embodiment of the invention shown in the accompanying drawing as illustrative thereof.

In the drawing, the several parts in the different views have been given the same reference numeral. V

Fig. 1 is a side view, partly insection, of a holder with a shaving edge held therein.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end 'view of Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view, taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view, taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 6 is an end View, similar to Fig. 3, showing a modification of the construction particularly arranged and designed for providing a magnetized end portion for holding the shaving edge thereon while being inserted into position.

The holder is constructed of a single piece of material, preferably spring steel, which may be plated or. finished with any desired material; The handle portion consists of the portions l and 2, bent back upon themselves at 3 until in substantially parallel positions. The central portions of the handle members I and 2 are widened outwardly and the outer edge portions thereof curved upwardly away from each other, as shown in the section, Fig. 4, to provide for the fingers to be pressed between the handle portions I and 2 and separate the same from their normal parallel positions, causing a swinging of these parts about the point 3 into the position indicated by the dotted outline in Fig. 1, the purpose of which will appear hereinafter.

The freeend of the handle member 2 is bent over at substantially right angles and is widened to substantially the length of the blade or shaving edge, as shown at 4.

The free end of the handle member I is also bent over in alike manner, as shown at 5, so that when the parts are in their normal positions the portions 4 and 5 lie'against one another, as shown in Fig. 1.

Extending from the edge of the portion 5, a number of projecting guards or fingers are formed, indicated at 6. These fingers are curved around away from the blade and extend upwardly, terminating in the cross piece 1 (Fig. 1) which extends across the width of the holder, thus forming a partially enclosed space between the end portion 5, the fingers 6 and cross piece I, the purpose of which will appear hereinafter.

The fingers 6 are preferably triangular in section, as seen in Fig. 5, thus forming slots between the said fingers, the sides-ofwhich converge toward each other from the inside of the enclosed space to the outside thereof, as will be apparent from the drawing.

The blade or shaving edge as shown .at 9 is relatively very narrow, in order to prevent waste of material, which is not .necessary to the oper-.

ation of the shaving edge and, as with the holder construction here provided, no openings are necessary in the body portionof the blade for securing the same in position, as will be apparent. It will be understood, however, that a blade of any desired width may be used in this holder.

The shaving edge 9 is positioned against the edge of the portion 5 and held against the same by the curved over projections at either side thereof, as shown at 8 and 8. The holder being of resilient material, such as spring steel, etc., is formed so that the end portion 4 normally presses against the upper side of the shaving edge 9 when in position in the holder and holds the same securely in position, as shown in Fig. 1. The flat surface of the outer face of the end portion 4 of the holder forms a continuation of the outer fiat surface of the shaving edge 9, when held in position, providing a continuous and relatively large smooth guiding surface lying in the same plane and terminating with the cutting edge of the blade, which, in shaving, slides over the sur face of the skin and gives a close smooth shave with only a light pressure of the razor against the face.

To insert the shaving edge or to remove the same, it is only necessary to press the fingers of the hand between the curved sides of the handle portions l and 2, causing the same to separate UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE and moving the end portion upwardly, as in dicated by the dotted outline in Fig. 1, permitting the shaving edge 9 to be readily inserted or re moved.

To facilitate the insertion of a shaving edge 9, the end portion 4 of the handle may be magnetized; being of hard steel this may be readily done. The separation of the handle members then raises the shaving edge with the portion 4 and permits it to be readily removed and another edge placed against the magnetized portion 4, which holds the same thereagainst, and, upon release of the fingers from between the handle members I and 2, the parts spring back to their normal positions, with the shaving edge in operative position, as shown in Fig. 1. An efficient shape for the end portion of the handle when the same is to be magnetized is shown in Fig. 6, the end portion 4' being formed with two pole pieces l0, against which the blade 9 acts as a retainer for the magnetism and is held firmly thereagainst.

The guards or fingers B are curved rearwardly and upwardly to the cross-member 1, forming a partially enclosed space into which the soap or lather as removed by shaving from the face passes and is held and prevented from dropping over the user, as is the case especially when excessive amounts of soap and lather are used. After using, this is readily removed by holding the razor under running water.

It will thus be seen that an efficient holder is provided which is of extremely simple construction, being in one piece, and which may be manufactured at very low cost. It will also be apparent that the insertion and removal of the blade or shaving edge may be accomplished quickly, by the simple operation of pressing the fingers between the handle members, thus releasing the blade which will drop out by a slight shaking of the holder or, if the magnetized end is provided, the blade is readily removed by grasping the ends of the same with the fingers and a new blade inserted in the same manner. There are no parts to become separated or displaced, dropped, etc., which, as is apparent, results in a saving of time in placing the razor in condition for use and is a great advantage as well' as a desirable feature in devices of this nature.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

1. A holder for razor blades comprising a resilient piece of material having the central portions thereof bent into substantially parallel positions to provide separable handle members, the free end of one of said handle members being formed to receive a shaving edge or blade and the free end of the other of said handle members overlapping the first mentioned free end and having a fiat edge adapted to engage the back of a single edged blade and being formed with a flat outer surface providing a continuation of the outer surface of the blade abutting against the edge thereof to engage and hold said blade in position, the said free ends being normally pressed together by the resilient action of the holder and separated to release the blade by separating the said handle members.

2. A holder for razor blades comprising a single piece of resilient material, the central portions thereof being bent over each other into substantially parallel positions to provide handle members, the free ends thereof being formed to provide co-operating blade holding portions normally pressed together by the resilient action of the holder and separated to release the blade by separating the said handle members, the blade being held upon the inner of said free ends of said holder by engagement with the outer free end of said holder abutting against the upper edge of the blade with the outer surfaces of said abutting end of the holder and blade lying in the same plane and forming therewith a continuous and relatively large smooth surface terminating in the cutting edge of the blade.

3. A holder for razor blades comprising a sin gle piece of resilient material, the central portions thereof being bent over each other into substantially parallel positions to provide separable handle members, the outer edge portions of said handle members being curved upwardly away from each other to provide for the fingers of the user to be inserted therebetween to separate the said handle members from their normal positions, the free ends of said handle members being formed to provide co-operating blade holding portions normally pressed together by the resilient action of the holder and separated to release the blade by manually separating the said handle members, the blade being held upon the inner of said free ends of said holder by engagement with the outer free end of said holder abutting against the upper edge of the blade with the outer surfaces of the said abutting end of the holder and blade lying in the same plane and forming therewith a continuous and relatively large smooth surface terminating in the cutting edge of the blade.

4. A holder for razor blades comprising a single piece of resilient material, the central portions thereof being bent over each other into substantially parallel positions to provide separable handle members, the free ends thereof being formed to provide co-operating blade holding portions normally pressed together by the resilient action of the holder and separated to release the blade by separating the said handle members, one of said free end portions being magnetized and adapted to hold the blade thereagainst for facilitating the insertion and removal thereof from the holder, said magnetized free end having an elongated central opening and a straight front edge, said magnetized free end also having a slot extending through its front edge portion to the opening to provide spaced and alined pole pieces.

5. A holder for razor blades comprising a single piece of resilient material, the central portions thereof being bent over each other into substantially parallel positions to provide separable handle members, the free ends thereof being formed to provide co-operating blade holding portions normally pressed together by the resilient action of the holder and separated to release the blade by separating the said handle members, one of said free end portions being formed at its edge into spaced pole pieces having alined blade engaging front edges and magnetized to hold the blade thereagainst for facilitating the insertion and removal thereof from the holder.

6. A holder for razor blades comprising a single piece of resilient material, the central portions thereof being bent over each other into substantially parallel positions to provide handle members, the free ends thereof being formed to provide co-operating blade holding portions normally pressed together by the resilient action of the holder and separated to release the blade by separating the said handle members, the end of one of said free end portions being provided with a number of projecting guards separated by continuous slits and curved away from the blade and extending backwardly and upwardly to form a partially enclosed space back of the blade to receive the lather removed in the process of shaving.

7. A handle for safety razors comprising upper and lower members yieldingly connected at one end, one of said members being provided with an opening opposite the other member permitting the insertion of a finger therethrough to sepa- 5 rate said members.

JOHN H. REOHR. 

